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YalzaDon new member Reged: 12/26/06 Posts: 4 Loc: Davis, CA lateral-less tandems & carbon "fragility"?       12/26/06 04:49 AM (71.142.225.133) Edit   Reply   Quote   I'm considering upgrading from my 9-yr-old Santana Arriva tandem to a carbon fiber model. The lateral-less Calfee Tetra Tetra looks very intriguing... less expensive than the "traditional" frame with the lateral tube. Any folks have experience with the new unit? My stoker and I are a 300-lb team. Also, there's lots of hype "out there" about the apparent fragility of carbon frames and forks. Obviously Calfee (and others) have decades and millions of miles of experience with carbon fiber. Any special issues I should consider? Scratches causing stress concentrations? Carbon fork life? --Don Post Extras

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